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Choosing Windpower

Choosing Windpower

by HughPiggott (Author)

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    Spiral-bound 2006

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Synopsis

Author Hugh Piggot has been living and working with small wind turbines for over twenty-five years. As such he is one of the most experienced practitioners of practical wind power construction and installation in the world. In Choosing Windpower he describes in plain English the technicalities of how to install a small-scale wind power system. Hugh believes in empowering individuals to learn for themselves how wind technology works and his book is logical, clear and inspiring. It gives you the tools to make up your own mind about whether wind power will work for you, in the site you have. Starting with a description of different types of wind systems and basic wind turbine electrics, it goes on to show you how to site a small wind turbine using windspeed assessment techniques and basic positioning skills. Includes case studies describing different system options and a market survey of various commercially available small turbines.

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Format: Spiral-bound
 Pages: 116
 Edition: 4th Revised edition
 Publisher: Centre for Alternative Technology Publications
Published: 05 Oct 2006
ISBN 10: 190217531X
ISBN 13: 9781902175317

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Logical and readable style that cuts straight through the jargon. Windirections
Author Bio
Hugh Piggott has lived off-grid in Scotland since the 1970s. After graduating at Cambridge University (graduate MA) he went to live on the island Scoraig in North West Scotland where he built his own house and kept a smallholding with his wife and two children. He also taught himself to make small wind turbines. Today the whole population of Scoraig (about 100 people) get electricity from Hughs' turbines. For the past ten years Hugh has been teaching workshop courses to small groups of people all over the world. In 1999 and 2000 Hugh was chosen as the renewable energy consultant to the BBC's Castaway 2000 program. He designed and installed a wind and hydro system which kept the castaways supplied with electricity throughout the year. Hugh has written a number of short books about building small wind turbines, culminating in 'Windpower Workshop' (Centre for Alternative Technology Publications 1997) and 'Choosing Windpower' (Centre for Alternative Technology Publications 2006).